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[ShadyStump]

I got mine at Lowes. They were my moms favorite. In the summer here, they get full sun and do great, they are thirsty though. I tried to overwinter one last year and it was with the hibiscus near a stained glass window. It didn't make it. This year I put them where they get some benefit from the grow lights and they are thriving. I fertilize once a week with @Leo in N E Illinois fertilizer. Maybe that's the trick Keep in mind, these are not bonsai.

Funny, because they had some small hibiscus there too at the beginning of the month I could barely resist even with an extra tight budget. So really I think I'm just looking for an excuse to have flowers in the house in winter.
We'll see.
Thanks!

 

[Carol 83]

So really I think I'm just looking for an excuse to have flowers in the house in winter.

That's why I have four plant stands full. I hate winter, and having a few flowers around cheers me up.

 

[ShadyStump]

That's why I have four plant stands full. I hate winter, and having a few flowers around cheers me up.

I don't mind winter at all, but if I have to be stuck indoors for half of it I'd like to be stuck with something pretty.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I actually “knuckled under” and brought my Camellia inside... It was hitting 20F with some consistency. and I didn’t want the flowers to die.. It’s this one’s FIRST bloom.

I ALSO love keeping flowering plants in the Winter.

 

[hinmo24t]

I actually “knuckled under” and brought my Camellia inside... It was hitting 20F with some consistency. and I didn’t want the flowers to die.. It’s this one’s FIRST bloom.

I ALSO love keeping flowering plants in the Winter.

burr, we had 27* morning this morning
makes the warm season taste better tho

 

[HorseloverFat]

burr, we had 27* morning this morning
makes the warm season taste better tho

It’s amazing how quickly our minds adapt.. like at the start of Autumn, i was all “Whew! This is chilly, it must be almost 40 out.”

Now.. it’s “Ope! My nostril froze shut, time for an ‘warn up’”

 

[namnhi]

Last group. Azaleas, crapes etc. tucked into the garage.View attachment 405973

Carol, where did you buy those blue trays?
Thanks

 

[Cajunrider]

It’s amazing how quickly our minds adapt.. like at the start of Autumn, i was all “Whew! This is chilly, it must be almost 40 out.”

Now.. it’s “Ope! My nostril froze shut, time for an ‘warn up’”

I am a tropical boy. There is no adaptation. My ear lobes hurt like hell in cold weather and my nose will bleed in the cold dry air. The capillaries in my nose will shrivel and then crack and the nose bleed begin. Every morning I wake up and blow blood out of my nose even when I have my humidifier runs at full blast.

 

[hinmo24t]

Carol, where did you buy those blue trays?
Thanks

think i remeber hearing she got boot trays from tractor supply or home depot? i looked into those as well
and they seem great

i use these, they are study and like real school cafeteria trays

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZZLJGV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[HorseloverFat]

Got these as a Christmas present.. they make my “flowering” area easier to bear... I was starting to feel a great increase in eye stress as I added more lamps.

 

[HorseloverFat]

think i remeber hearing she got boot trays from tractor supply or home depot? i looked into those as well
and they seem great

i use these, they are study and like real school cafeteria trays

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZZLJGV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

View attachment 410606

Hinmo... Y’know there’s a thread by this loud guy, looks like a sponge, talks like a yooper, about Christmas decorating, right?

I don’t recall the title.. but it Sounds like Arnold Schwartzaneggar (not looking up spelling) DEMANDING you decorate for the holidays!

It’s in the Tea House... I think.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I am a tropical boy. There is no adaptation. My ear lobes hurt like hell in cold weather and my nose will bleed in the cold dry air. The capillaries in my nose will shrivel and then crack and the nose bleed begin. Every morning I wake up and blow blood out of my nose even when I have my humidifier runs at full blast.

It’s ok... I turn into a whiny little child in that Gulf Humidity...

“Oooh the air is SOOO wet! It’s too hot for the air to be this wet!”

 

[Cajunrider]

It’s ok... I turn into a whiny little child in that Gulf Humidity...

“Oooh the air is SOOO wet! It’s too hot for the air to be this wet!”

Yep. Our humidity is measured in 55 gal drum of condensate removal per day in my house HVAC system.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Yep. Our humidity is measured in 55 gal drum of condensate removal per day in my house HVAC system.

Counterpoint:

It’s illegal to collect rainwater here!

 

[namnhi]

think i remeber hearing she got boot trays from tractor supply or home depot? i looked into those as well
and they seem great

i use these, they are study and like real school cafeteria trays

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZZLJGV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

View attachment 410606

Thanks! I think I like the other one better due to the high of the walls... less sliding if you accidentally hold it unevenly.

 

[Carol 83]

I actually “knuckled under” and brought my Camellia inside... It was hitting 20F with some consistency. and I didn’t want the flowers to die.. It’s this one’s FIRST bloom.

I ALSO love keeping flowering plants in the Winter.

My Camellia "Hot Flash" is just about done blooming. The "Buttons and Bows" has buds, but it will be awhile before it blooms I think.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Alllllmooooooost.

 

[HorseloverFat]

My Camellia "Hot Flash" is just about done blooming. The "Buttons and Bows" has buds, but it will be awhile before it blooms I think.

I’ve never seen the flowers! So I have no idea if mine is “the standard”... it LOOKS like it.. buuut I can’t quite tell yet.

 

[Carol 83]

Carol, where did you buy those blue trays?
Thanks

I apologize, I missed this. They are Bootstrap Farmer trays from Amazon.

 

[Carol 83]

So far, I'm enjoying a successful winter indoors. Nobody threw their leaves down in disgust this year, not even the bougies or BRT's. After 2 months inside, I haven't done anything but water and fertilize. I had some time today to clean everything up a bit. For some reason, the picture makes the trimmings look kind of faded, but they were all healthy green. I guess I could have tried starting a bunch of cuttings, but honestly, I'm out of room.